Lettuce Sodium Content

Welcome to the nutritional sodium content in 5 different types of lettuce, ranging from 28 to 5 mg per 100g. The basic amount from the general description of lettuce is Lettuce, red leaf, raw which in 100g contains 25 mg of sodium.

As a source of sodium, this corresponds to 2 % of the Recommended Daily Allowance or RDA. For this serving in your diet, the amount of Potassium is 187 mg (4% RDA), the amount of Calories is 16 kcal (1% RDA), the amount of Protein is 1.33 g (2% RDA), the amount of Fat is 0.22 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 2.26 g (2% RDA).

The sodium amounts and nutrition facts for 100g is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance.

For the food Lettuce, red leaf, raw the typical serving size is 1 cup shredded (or 28 g) which contains 7 mg of Sodium. In terms of the gram weight and total content for this serving the Potassium content is 52.36 mg, the Calories content is 4.48 kcal, the Protein content is 0.37 g, the Fat content is 0.06 g and the Carbohydrate content is 0.63 g.

The amount of protein, fat and carbs from this food is measured as a gram weight value although it is also useful to give the calories from these macronutrients. For this serving in your diet here are the macronutrient calories. From protein the number of calories is 1.5 (kcal).The number of calories from Fat is 0.5 (kcal).The total calories from carbohydrate is 2.5 (kcal).

This list of 5 types of lettuce, is brought to you by www.dietandfitnesstoday.com and ranges from Lettuce, green leaf, raw through to Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw where all food items are ranked by the content or amount per 100g. The nutritional sodium content can be scaled by the amount in grams, oz or typical serving sizes. Simply click on a food item or beverage from the list at the bottom of the page to give a full dietary nutritional breakdown to answer the question how much sodium in lettuce.

Sodium Levels

The list below gives the total sodium content in the 5 items from the general description 'lettuce' each of which show the sodium amount as well as Potassium, Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 5 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of sodium can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 5 items. The highest amount of sodium from the 5 raw items is in Lettuce, green leaf, raw where the content is 28 mg per 100g.

Average Content for lettuce

The average (or more correctly the arithmetic mean) amount of sodium contained in 100g of lettuce, based on the list below of 5 different items under the general description of lettuce, is 15.20 mg of sodium. This average value corresponds to 0.95 % of the recommended dietary allowance (or RDA) in your diet. The averages for the different nutrients are as follows; the average amount of Potassium is 201.40 mg, the average amount of Calories is 15.00 kcal, the average amount of Protein is 1.23 g, the average amount of Fat is 0.21 g and the average amount of Carbohydrate is 2.72 g.

Median Amount

The median value of Sodium is found in Lettuce, iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw which in 100g contains 10 mg of Sodium. This corresponds to 1 % of the recommended daily allowance. For this serving the amount of Potassium is 141 mg, the amount of Calories is 14 kcal, the amount of Protein is 0.9 g, the amount of Fat is 0.14 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 2.97 g.

Highest sodium Content per 100g

Using the list below for the 5 different lettuce nutrition entries in our database, the highest amount of sodium is found in Lettuce, green leaf, raw which contains 28 mg of sodium per 100g. The associated percentage of RDA is 2 %. For this 100g serving the Potassium content is 194 mg, the Calories content is 15 kcal, the Protein content is 1.36 g, the Fat content is 0.15 g, the Carbohydrate content is 2.87 g.

The lowest amount of sodium is in Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw which in 100g contains 5 mg of sodium. This gives as percentage of the recommended daily allowance 0 % of the RDA. For this 100g serving the amount of Potassium is 238 mg, the amount of Calories is 13 kcal, the amount of Protein is 1.35 g, the amount of Fat is 0.22 g, the amount of Carbohydrate is 2.23 g.

The difference between the highest and lowest values gives a sodium range of 23 mg per 100g. The range for the other nutrients are as follows; 44 mg for Potassium, 2 kcal for Calories, 0.01 g for Protein, 0.07 g for Fat, 0.64 g for Carbohydrate.

Highest Amount of sodium per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high sodium foods in your diet. For example 100g of Lettuce, red leaf, raw contains 25 mg of sodium. However, there are other factors to consider when you are assessing your nutritional requirements. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the sodium nutritional content.

The food with the highest sodium content per typical serving is Lettuce, green leaf, raw which contains 10.08 mg in 1 cup shredded (or 36 g). The precentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 1 %. For this serving the Potassium content is 69.84 mg, the Calories content is 5.4 kcal, the Protein content is 0.49 g, the Fat content is 0.05 g and the Carbohydrate content is 1.03 g.

Nutritional Information Summary

From the list below you can find a full nutrition facts breakdown for all foods containing sodium which can be scaled for different servings and quantities. We have also sorted our complete nutritional information and vitamin database of over 7000 foods, to give a list of sodium rich foods.

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